EPJ Web of Conferences (Mar 2014)

ALPI Setup as the SPES Accelerator of Exotic Beams

  • Bisoffi G.,
  • Bassato G.,
  • Battistella A.,
  • Bermudez J.,
  • Bortolato D.,
  • Canella S.,
  • Chalykh B.,
  • Comunian M.,
  • Facco A.,
  • Fagotti E.,
  • Galatà A.,
  • Giacchini M.,
  • Gramegna F.,
  • Lamy T.,
  • Modanese P.,
  • Palmieri A.,
  • Pengo R.,
  • Pisent A.,
  • Poggi M.,
  • Porcellato A.,
  • Roncolato C.,
  • Scarpa D.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146611003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66
p. 11003

Abstract

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The SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) project for a national exotic beam facility in Legnaro includes pivotal upgrades of the existing superconducting linac ALPI (Acceleratore Lineare Per Ioni), to make it appropriate as the RIB (Radioactive Ion Beam) accelerator. The new injector, consisting of an Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR)-type charge breeder and a radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ), will be described. Upgrade measures in ALPI to improve beam transmission and final energy, and handle low-intensity RIB will be explained, with the aim of increasing transmission to T > 90%, Ef by ~ 20%, reaching 10 MeV/u for the reference beam 132Sn.